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2025-2026 CPIAC Events
September 29, 2025
Resisting the Intersecting Attacks on Immigrants and on Advocacy for Palestinian Human Rights.
A conversation with Mahsa Khanbabai, an advocate on immigration issues including the unlawful targeting of international students advocating for Palestinian human rights, the Muslim/Africa Travel Ban, Afghan Humanitarian Parole and consular visa delays in the Global South. Presented as part of Northeastern Law’s Fall 2025 “Lawyering in a Time of Authoritarian Threat” Speaker Series.
October 6-8, 2025
Fall 2025 Daynard Public Interest Law Fellow
Elizabeth Yeampierre ’83
Co-Chair, Climate Justice Alliance; Executive Director, UPROSE
COMMUNITY LECTURE
“Frontline Solutions in the Age of Political and Climate Disruption”
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
“Building a Cross-Sectoral Movement When the Sky is Falling”
October 20, 2025
Resisting the Attacks on Civil Rights and Racial Justice
A conversation featuring Rahsaan Hall ’98, president and CEO of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, and Professor Margaret Burnham. Presented as part of Northeastern Law’s Fall 2025 “Lawyering in a Time of Authoritarian Threat” Speaker Series.
November 3, 2025
Resisting the Attack on Queer and Trans People
A conversation featuring Chase Strangio ’10, deputy director for transgender justice at the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, and Professor Libby Adler. Presented as part of Northeastern Law’s Fall 2025 “Lawyering in a Time of Authoritarian Threat” Speaker Series.
November 17, 2025
Resisting the Attack on Federal Workers
Join us for a conversation between Suzanne Summerlin, a seasoned labor and employment attorney specializing in federal workforce issues, and Professor Ryan Quinn. Presented as part of Northeastern Law’s Fall 2025 “Lawyering in a Time of Authoritarian Threat” Speaker Series.
November 17, 2025
Navigating Your Public Interest Career Path
Thinking about a career in public interest or public service? Don’t miss this interactive discussion with Kathleen Rubenstein, CPIAC visiting fellow and former executive diirector of the Skadden Foundation, about developing your public sector career path.
February 2-3, 2026
Spring 2026 Daynard Public Interest Law Fellow
Jennifer Levi
Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law)
COMMUNITY LECTURE
“Meeting the Moment: Law, Courage and the Path Forward for Transgender Rights”
CASE STUDY DISCUSSION
Doe/Moe/Jones v. Bondi: A Case Study
Coffee Hours
The Center for Public Interest Advocacy and Collaboration hosts regular gatherings for coffee and conversation. We provide coffee and treats in the sun room (1st floor library). No registration is necessary. Watch the Weekly Wire for announcements of upcoming Coffee Hours.
Recent coffee hour speakers have hailed from:
- Immigrant Detention Conditions Project of Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Prisoners Legal Services
- Movement for Family Power
- City Life/Vida Urbana
- Muslim Justice League
- Greater Boston Legal Services
Suggestions for future topics or guests? Please let us know! Email [email protected].
Comment Parties
In partnership with student groups, CPIAC periodically sponsors comment-generating parties on rules such as a Department of Health and Human Services proposal that would have negative implications for LGBTQ+ foster youth and a HUD proposal that would put 55,000 children at risk of eviction due to living with undocumented family members. If you would like to receive word of upcoming comment parties, let us know!